July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, according to data released by the US.
The US National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) says the combined land and ocean-surface temperature around the world was 1.67 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average of 15.8 C.
The US National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) findings come after the EU’s climate monitoring programme said last month was the second hottest in Europe on record and the third hottest ever globally.
According to NOAA, the combined land and ocean-surface temperature around the world was 1.67 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average of 15.8 C.
This temperature breaks by 0.02 degrees the previous record set in 2016 and then matched in 2019 and 2020.
“July is typically the world’s warmest month of the year, but July 2021 outdid itself as the hottest July and month ever recorded. This new record adds to the disturbing and disruptive path that climate change has set for the globe.”
